A good mystery, keeps you turning the pages. The research was amazing, it's a great history lesson in the Anasazi culture and explores current academiA good mystery, keeps you turning the pages. The research was amazing, it's a great history lesson in the Anasazi culture and explores current academic theories about their disappearance. It was a particular fun read for me because we were just in the SW and just hiked the country the book the book is set in. A fun read!...more

I really enjoyed this book and Hamilton wasn't completely depressing this time! It was a unique look at a mid-life affair through the eyes of a teenagI really enjoyed this book and Hamilton wasn't completely depressing this time! It was a unique look at a mid-life affair through the eyes of a teenage son. Interesting!...more

One of my favorite McCann novels, after Songdogs. This is based on the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev and maps out his life from a poor child in RussiaOne of my favorite McCann novels, after Songdogs. This is based on the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev and maps out his life from a poor child in Russia through the height of his career in New York City, the gay scene, parties with Andy Worhol and John Lennon and his relationship with Eric Bruhm. But mostly, McCann paints a fascinating picture of Nureyev's drive for perfection. ...more

Quite a different book than Songdogs, but I enjoyed this. McCann did a lot of research and gives you a inside look at the lives of the Romani gypsiesQuite a different book than Songdogs, but I enjoyed this. McCann did a lot of research and gives you a inside look at the lives of the Romani gypsies around WWII. Enjoyed the book and learned a lot too....more

I love Jane Hamilton's writing. She moves you deep into the psyche of her characters making you empathize with the strangest of characters. This one wI love Jane Hamilton's writing. She moves you deep into the psyche of her characters making you empathize with the strangest of characters. This one was a little depressing, truly tragic, almost as a tragic as Map of the World. But worth the read if you're not already depressed. ...more

Classic Brit Lit, struggle of the classes and urban vs. rural. But I loved this quote from 1887:

"There was nothing remarkable in her dress just now, bClassic Brit Lit, struggle of the classes and urban vs. rural. But I loved this quote from 1887:

"There was nothing remarkable in her dress just now, beyond a natural fitness, and a style that was recent for the streets of Sherton. But, had it been the reverse, and quite striking, it would have meant just as little. For there can be hardly anything less connected with a woman's personality than drapery which she has neither designed, manufactured, cut, sewed, nor even seen, except by a glance of approval when told that such and such a shape and colour must be had because it has been decided by others as imperative at the particular time." ...more